Skin Journal

Botanical Firming Cream & Perfecting Eye Cream are this weeks skincare products. We believe that less is more, a long ingredients list doesn't necessarily mean a better product. In these 2 products we have used some of nature's finest to give you maximum effect. Let's learn more about them and their botanical powers by focusing on some of the ingredients.

Paracress

(Spilanthes acmella (Paracress) flower extract)

Also known as “Nature's Botox” The paracress flower has been used as a vegetable mainly for its medicinal value. It was used as a remedy for toothache, digestive problems and also throat and gum disease. It was chewed on, eaten fresh, cocked or taken as a tea depending on the cause of remedy. In beauty products it lessens muscle tensions and reduce facial wrinkles caused by contraction of facial muscles, like the paralysing effect on muscles synthetic Botox have, but in a natural way.

Effects:

Tightens the skin from within

Improve density

Reduce fine lines and wrinkles by relaxing the muscle tensions

Improve firmness

Smooth the appearance of the skin

Prevent the skin from premature aging

Raspberry

(Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil)

Raspberry is growing as a bush with red berries on and is growing wild in Sweden from north to south. The seed oil from the berries is a dry and quickly absorbent oil known for its hydrating effects.

Effects:

Skin hydrating

Skin moisturising

Skin smoothening and softening

Rich in gamma-tocopherol with strong antioxidant activity

Reduce damage on skin cells caused by UV-radiation

Stimulate normal cellular renewal

Anti-aging oil for its improvement in elasticity, suppleness and flexibility